Don't You Wanna Talk About It
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Version 1 is a live performance with a full band
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Stop This Flight
The Best Of Larry Norman [The spoken introduction from Stop This Flight is omitted, and the crowd noise at the end of the song is faded out earlier] |
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Version 2 is a live recording, performed with a full band during a concert at Biola University in California, on September 21st, 1986
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lyrics version 1
True and faithful are the wounds of a friend
Who keeps on praying that this war will end
My heart is broken and I need it to mend
Don't you wanna talk about it
You're drinking water from a bitter well
Down on the beach I see these broken shells
Paradise has fallen, I'm surprised you can't tell
Don't you wanna talk about it
A line is drawn (the fear of death)
A bridge is crossed (the savoire faire)
A friend is gone (the ratty breath)
But is not lost (the falling hair)
I watch the sky (the lizard grip)
I see a falling star (the vacant stare)
And I ask the Lord
I wonder where you are
Kingdoms of earth they don't mean nothing to me
I'd give my life if it would help you be free
This ain't the way that God intends it to be
Don't you wanna talk about it
I called your lawyer but he said you were gone
I didn't see you 'cause your headlights weren't on
You shut the door and faded into the dawn
Don't you wanna talk about it
A line is drawn (the fear of death)
A bridge is crossed (the savoire faire)
A friend is gone (the ratty breath)
But is he lost (the falling hair)
I pray each night (the lizard grip)
I ask the Lord on high (the vacant stare)
Where you are
And I ask him why
Why must this go on
This battle inside that rages and rages
Like some restless tide
Over, over and over again
The flesh and spirit come against each other
An' I love you my brother, my brother
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you (I love you [x6])
It goes on and on
This night does not end
Who keeps on praying that this war will end
My heart is broken and I need it to mend
Don't you wanna talk about it
You're drinking water from a bitter well
Down on the beach I see these broken shells
Paradise has fallen, I'm surprised you can't tell
Don't you wanna talk about it
A line is drawn (the fear of death)
A bridge is crossed (the savoire faire)
A friend is gone (the ratty breath)
But is not lost (the falling hair)
I watch the sky (the lizard grip)
I see a falling star (the vacant stare)
And I ask the Lord
I wonder where you are
Kingdoms of earth they don't mean nothing to me
I'd give my life if it would help you be free
This ain't the way that God intends it to be
Don't you wanna talk about it
I called your lawyer but he said you were gone
I didn't see you 'cause your headlights weren't on
You shut the door and faded into the dawn
Don't you wanna talk about it
A line is drawn (the fear of death)
A bridge is crossed (the savoire faire)
A friend is gone (the ratty breath)
But is he lost (the falling hair)
I pray each night (the lizard grip)
I ask the Lord on high (the vacant stare)
Where you are
And I ask him why
Why must this go on
This battle inside that rages and rages
Like some restless tide
Over, over and over again
The flesh and spirit come against each other
An' I love you my brother, my brother
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you (I love you [x6])
It goes on and on
This night does not end
lyrics version 2
True and faithful are the wounds of a friend
Who keeps on praying that this war will end
My heart is broken and I need it to mend
Don't you wanna talk about it
You're drinking water from a bitter well
Down on the beach I see these broken shells
Paradise has fallen, I'm surprised you can't tell
Don't you wanna talk about it
A line is drawn
A bridge is crossed
A friend is gone
But is not lost
I pray to God
I ask him why
Ask him how you're doin'
Oh oh oh
Kingdoms of earth they don't mean nothing to me
I'd give my life if it would help you be free
This ain't the way that God intends it to be
Don't you wanna talk about it
I called your office but they said you were gone
I never saw you 'cause your headlights weren't on
You shut the door and faded into the dawn
Don't you wanna talk about it
A line was drawn
A bridge was crossed
A friend is gone
But I pray, I pray that he's not lost
I watch the sky
I see a falling star
And I ask the Lord
I ask him how you are
But it goes on and on
This night without end
This battle rages
Over
Over, over, over again
The flesh and spirit come against each other
But I love you my brother, my brother
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But it goes on
Over, over and over [Very faintly]
Flesh and spirit
Who keeps on praying that this war will end
My heart is broken and I need it to mend
Don't you wanna talk about it
You're drinking water from a bitter well
Down on the beach I see these broken shells
Paradise has fallen, I'm surprised you can't tell
Don't you wanna talk about it
A line is drawn
A bridge is crossed
A friend is gone
But is not lost
I pray to God
I ask him why
Ask him how you're doin'
Oh oh oh
Kingdoms of earth they don't mean nothing to me
I'd give my life if it would help you be free
This ain't the way that God intends it to be
Don't you wanna talk about it
I called your office but they said you were gone
I never saw you 'cause your headlights weren't on
You shut the door and faded into the dawn
Don't you wanna talk about it
A line was drawn
A bridge was crossed
A friend is gone
But I pray, I pray that he's not lost
I watch the sky
I see a falling star
And I ask the Lord
I ask him how you are
But it goes on and on
This night without end
This battle rages
Over
Over, over, over again
The flesh and spirit come against each other
But I love you my brother, my brother
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
But it goes on
Over, over and over [Very faintly]
Flesh and spirit
This is essentially a companion song to Letter To A Friend and If You Don't Love The Lord, You'll Fall, with which it shares subject matter and numerous lyrical elements and references